How Cordyceps (Zombie Fungus) Infects Ants and What It Could Do to Humans
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Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the events from the recent TV show The Last of Us and whether it could actually happen. Can we can infected by cordyceps turning us into zombies?
Links:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174324/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19827944/?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174324/
https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/coccidioidomycosis/index.html
#lastofus #cordyceps #zombiesurvival
0:00 So The Last of Us...
1:10 The Actual Fungus Zombies
2:10 Science Showing Us How This Fungus Infects Ants
5:15 Can This Happen to Humans?
6:30 Known Parasites That Affect Human Behavior
8:10 But Can They Turn Us Into Zombies After All? Conclusions
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